For the second week in a row, the Pats . . .

This past Sunday, it was the Texans, who couldn't score a touchdown on their own field in a 13-6 loss to the Jags, who came into Houston with a dismal record of 1-9.

The Texans fared much better against the Patriots, racking up a season-high 31 points and almost pulling off an upset before the Pats prevailed, 34-31, thanks to Tom Brady's arm and Stephen Gostkowski's leg.

After Bill Belichick spends this week telling us this Cleveland Browns team is the best he's seen since his old friend, Jimmy Brown, was running roughshod over overmatched defenders, it should be recalled that these Brownies lost Sunday in Cleveland to the suddenly red-hot Jags, 32-28, on a last-minute TD pass from Chad Henne to Cecil Shorts that capped an 80-yard drive.

The Browns now are 4-8 and in last place in the AFC North.

The Patriots are 6-0 at Gillette Stadium and have no excuse for not remaining undefeated at home with the Brownies coming to Foxboro on Sunday.